新版剑桥商务英语中级第3课-company-benefits---present-your-company

2.1Companybenefits,2.2Presentingyourcompany,BusinessEnglish,Lesson3,内容/Contents,01,Reading（阅读）：AnarticleaboutXerox,知识储备（Vocabulary）,Thinkaboutwhatismostimportanttoyouwhenchoosingajob?,01Reading（阅读部分）：AnarticleaboutXerox,Reading:IsWorkingforXeroxTooGoodtoBeTrue?,WhatalovelyplaceXeroxistowork!KimMoloney,aclientservicesexecutive,cantsayenoughnicethingsaboutheremployer.Itsaveryspecialenvironment,shesays,PeopledescribeXeroxasafamilyandIwasamazedatthenumberofpeoplewhohaveworkedhereforsolong.ItstemptingtotakeMoloneyscommentswithapinchofsalt,especiallyconsideringthatwhenyouvebeenworkingsomewhereforonlytwoyears,asshehasatXerox,everyoneseemsoldandestablished.Buttherestruthbehindherenthusiasm.,TakeCarolePalmer,thegroupresourcesdirector.ShejoinedXeroxin1978asatempandhasbeeninherpresentroleforsevenyears.Xeroxhasbeengoodtomeovertheyears,shesays.IthassupportedmethroughqualificationsandlastyearItookpartinthevice-presidentincumbentprogramme.HumanresourcesistakenseriouslyatXerox,Palmersays,andthecompanyhasapolicyofpromotingfromwithin(whichwouldexplainMoloneysamazementathercolleagueslongevity).ThecompanytakesononlyfifteentotwentygraduateseachyearandMoloneywaspartofanintakewhojoinedhavingalreadyacquiredacoupleofyearsworkexperience.,MoloneyisbasedattheheadofficeinUxbridge.Itsgreatintermsofworkingenvironment,shesays.Wevejusgotanewproviderinthecanteenandwehavebrainstormingroomsandbreakoutareas.MuchofMoloneysroleisvisitingclients,soshedoesnthaveapermanentdeskatheadoffice.Imahot-desker,whichisgoodbecauseyougettositwithdifferentpeopleinthehot-deskareas.Andyouregivenaplacetostoreyourthings.,Headofficestaffnumbersbetween1,200and1,500people,Palmersays.ThecompanyhasfourothermainofficesintheUK.Thenatureoftheorganization,whichencompassessalesandmarketing,globalservices(thebiggestdivision),developingmarkets,researchanddevelopmentandmanufacturing,meansthattheopportunitiesatthecompanyvaryfromserviceengineerstosalesrolesandconsultants.,Perksincludeafinal-salarypensionschemeandvariousdiscountschemes.Therewardandrecognitionschemeisalittledifferent,andrathernice:Eachmanagerhasabudgeteveryyeartorecognizeandrewardstaff,Palmersays.Itcanbeintheformofamealfortwo,orabottleofwine.Itcanbeupto1,000.Therestherecognition,andthentheresputtingmoneybehindit.,Moloney,however,likesthenon-cashrewards.Xeroxtakescareofallitsstaffbutitalsorecognizesthepeoplewhoputintheaddedeffort,shesays.Itoffersonce-in-a-lifetimeincentivetrips,andrecentlyIorganizedasailingtripfromyteam.Theideaofworkingabroadwiththecompanyappealstoher,andshesaysthathercareergoalistobepartoftheseniormanagementteam.Heresanotheremployee,itwouldseem,whoisinitforthelonghaul.,Task2:Choosethebestanswer,A,BorCforquestions1-5abouttheXeroxarticle.,1.ThejournalistofthisarticlethinksthatA.staffatXeroxarenottellingthetruthaboutthecompany.B.Xeroxoffersgreatbenefitstostaff.C.peoplehaventworkedatXeroxlongenoughtoknowifitsagoodcompany.2.Wheredoesthecompanytendtofinditsnewmanagers?A.Fromexistingstaff.B.Ontrainingcourses.C.Onlyfromgraduates.3.WhydoesntKimMoloneyhaveherowndesk?A.Becausesheisntimportantenough.B.Becausethereisntspaceatheadoffice.C.Becausesheoftentravelsandisawayonbusiness.4.Aswellasrecognizingitsstaffthroughpromotion,XeroxA.givescashbonuses.B.providesanumberofperks.C.givesunpaidleavetotaketripsofalifetime.5.OnecommonfeatureofXeroxstaffisthattheytendA.toworkhard.B.togetpromoted.C.nottochangeemployer.,Back,Discuss:Whatismostimportanttoyouwhenchoosingajob?Ordescribethebenefitsandincentivesofyourdreamworktoyourpartner?,animpressivejobtitletrainingandstaffdevelopmentagoodsalaryapensionflexibleworkinghoursopportunitiestotravelopportunitiesforpromotionparentalleavedaysoffandlongholidaysacompanycar,02,Listening（听力）:Presentations,02Listening(听力部分):Presentations,如何提高自己在听力中对数字的敏感程度呢？,02Listening(听力部分):Presentations,首先也是最重要的是，大家能够流利地读出各种数字。,02Listening(听力部分):Presentations,(1)基数词的读法3-5位的数字：300:Threehundred4321:Fourthousandthreehundredandtwenty-one,Page27,注意：不定冠词“a”只在数的开头才和hundred，thousand等连用。比如说：146读作：ahundredandforty-six2，146读作：twothousandonehundredandforty-six,(1)基数词的读法3-5位的数字：,Page27,注意：1,000这个整数一般说athousand，但是在一个有百位数的数字前就得说onethousand：比如说：1,031：athousandandthirty-one,1,150：onethousandonehundredandfifty除此之外，对从1,100到1,900之间的整数，我们通常说elevenhundred(1,100)，twelvehundred(1,200)等等，而不说onethousandandonehundred,(1)基数词的读法、5位以上数字,Page27,500,0005,000,000555,000,0005,000,000,000555,555,555,5555,000,000,000,000,Fivetrillion,Fivehundredandfifty-fivebillion,Fivehundredandfifty-fivemillion,Fivehundredandfifty-fivethousand,Fivehundredandfifty-five,Fivebillion,Fivehundredandfifty-fivemillion,Fivemillion,Fivehundredthousand,(1)基数词的读法、5位以上数字,Page27,155,72026,000,008326,414,7184,302,000,000,onehundredandfifty-fivethousandsevenhundredandtwenty,fourbillionthreehundredandtwomillion,twenty-sixmillionandeight,threehundredandtwenty-sixmillion,fourhundredandfourteenthousand,sevenhundredandeighteen,1、分数中分子用基数词表示，分母用序数词表示。先读分子,后读分母。当分子大于1时,分母要加“s”。如1/3：onethird；1/8：oneeighth；1/4：onequarter；2/3：twothirds。,第一：thefirst第二：thesecond第三：thethird等,2、比较复杂的分数常常用over这个词表示。如：317/509读作：threehundredandseventeenoverfivehundredandnine。,02Listening(听力部分):Presentations,1、分数,分子用基数词表示，分母用序数词表示。先读分子,后读分母。当分子大于1时,分母要加“s”。如1/3：onethird；1/8：oneeighth；1/4：onequarter；2/3：twothirds。,2、小数含小数点的数字，小数点“”读“point”3百分比读百分比只需在相应的数字后加“percent,02Listening(听力部分):Presentations,7：00sevenoclock8：15eightfifteenaquarterpasteight9：30ninethirtyhalfpastnine9：45nineforty-fiveaquartertoten07：00(Oh)sevenhundredhours09：15(Oh)ninefifteen12：00twelvehundredhours13：45thirteenforty-five,02Listening(听力部分):Presentations,1、电话号码。英国人在读两个相同数字时，通常读成double。如：3074922：threeohsevenfourninedoubletwo,2、温度。有华氏(Fahrenheit)和摄氏(Centigrade)两种。15：fifteendegreesCentigrade(或Celsius)-5：fivedegreesbelowzero,3、门牌号。三位数分别读出各数字，四位数时则分成两半来读。如：Room302：RoomthreeOftwothreezerotwo3491KingStreet：thirty-fourninety-oneKingStreet,02Listening(听力部分):Presentations,Listening:APresentationaboutXerox,KeyFacts:16,000,000,000_978,000,000_160_55,000_4_6_5,000,000,000_2,000,000,000_1906_112,000,000,000_,Xerox,FactSheet,sixteenbillion,ninehundredandseventy-eightmillion,onehundredandsixty,fifty-fivethousand,half,four,six,fivebillion,twobillion,nineteenohsix,onehundredandtwelvebillion,Listentothepresentationandwritewhateachrefersto.,FactSheet,Xerox,KeyFacts:16,000,000,000_978,000,000_160_55,000_4_6_5,000,000,000_2,000,000,000_1906_112,000,000,000_,turnover,finalincome,countries,employees,halfof55,000intheUSA,divisions,6%ofrevenuededicatedtoresearch&development,dollarsrevenueinEurope,dollarsrestofworldrevenue,companyfounded,totalmarket,StructureofthePresentation,AIntroducingthepresentation,BExplainingthestructureofthepresentation,CPresentingthefirstpart,DPresentingthesecondpart,EPresentingthefinalpart,FEndingthepresentation,ListeningScript,Extract1:Goodmorningandthanksforcoming.TodayIdliketotellyouabouttheworldslargestdocumentmanagementcompany.WithaturnoverofnearlysixteenbilliondollarstheXeroxCorporationdevelopsandmarketsinnovativetechnologieswithproductsandsolutionsthatcustomersdependupontogetthebestresultsfortheirbusiness.Inmybriefpresentationwellbeginbylookingatsomeofthekeyfiguresbehindthecompanyssuccessandhowthecompanyisstructured.ThenIllgiveanoverviewofXeroxaroundtheworldandfinallyIdliketotalkaboutsomeofthetrendsaffectingourmarketanditsfuturegrowth.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,Illbehappytoanswerthemattheend.So,hereyoucansee,theturnoverforlastyearwasnearlysixteenbilliondollars,withafinalincomeof978milliondollars.WeoperatedfromourheadquartersinRochesterNewYorkStatein160countrieswith55,000employees,withoverhalfofthoseintheUSA.Thisnextchartshowsyouhowthecorporationissplitintofourdivisions.FirstofalltheresXeroxGlobalServices,Extract2:AndfinallytheresXeroxInnovationwithfivecentersintheUnitedStates,CanadaandEurope.Notethatsixpercentofrevenuewasdedicatedtoresearchanddevelopmentlastyearasthekeypartofourmissionstatementis,andIquote,tohelppeoplefindbe